Typhoon Disaster in Western Alaska
A recent typhoon in Western Alaska has raised questions about the region's future due to climate change.
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is particularly vulnerable, threatening the region that has sustained Indigenous people for millennia.
- Over 1,500 people displaced
- At least one person killed
- Villages left in ruins
Storms are going to get worse, and it’s not going to be livable,” said Mike Williams Sr., a tribal leader from the Kuskokwim River village of Akiak. “We’re past the tipping point, maybe.
Fairbanks-based scientist Torre Jorgenson, who has studied the region for decades, also has doubts about the region's future.
Author's summary: Climate change threatens Alaska's Indigenous population.